'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Report' [67r] (133/154)
The record is made up of 1 file (75 folios). It was created in 1 Jan 1947-31 Dec 1947. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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SECRET.
No. 23 of 1947.
BAHRAIN INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY FOR; PERIOD
1ST TO 15IH DECEMBER, 1947*
259. MOVEMENTS OF OFFICIALS .'
(i) On the 1st MAJOR M.P.O’C. TANDY* Political
^ §e ? t ]. 4 . K y walt ’ arrived in Bahrain by K*O.C. ‘plane.
He left by B.O.A.C. ‘plane for Karachi on the 3rd.
(ii) On .the 2nd FIELD MARSHAL SIR CLAUDE AUCHINLECK,
g as , s ^ through Sharjah en route to the united Kingdom. The
P lioical Officer ,
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
, met him at the aerodrome.
„ ^ 9 i:i) ? n fche 5th Mr. J.A, CROWING, I.S.O., M.3.E.,
Under becretary to the
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
, left Bahrain
for India in the M»V. ’’DUMRA” on long leave preparatory
^ et u r ? ment * He had G °tipleted 25 years service in the
Gulf^ being posted here from the Bombay Secretariat in
1922* He began service under Colonel Trevor and served
nine political Residents, first as Confidential Assistant
and later as Under Secretary, earning the esteem of all.
He received the M.B.E. in 1931 and the I.S.O. in’1941.
(iv) On the 6th the Hon’ble the
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
and MISS HAY left for Muscat in H.M.S, ' , WREN'^
260. VISITORS.
(i) On the 10th His Excellency the PRINCE DE LIGNE,
Ambassador of His Majesty the King of the Belgians to India,
x passed through Bahrain en route to France. He stayed for
the night at the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
.
(ii) Reference paragraph 246(ii) of Intelligence
Summary No. 22.
Mr. HIGHWOOD left Bahrain by air for Kuwait on
tile 11th,
* , ' /
(iii) Other visitors,to Bahrain during the fortnight
who called on the
political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
were Mr. G.H. HERRIDGE,
General Manager of the ’Iraq Petroleum Company, Haifa;
Mr. W.S.S. RODGERS* Chairman of the Texas Oil Company
("the highest paid oil executive in the world"); Messrs.
GEORGE D. HENDERSON and ELMER CULBERTSON HULSN, American
Consul and Vice-Consul, respectively, at Dhahran, Saudi
Arabia, whom the
political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
took to call upon His
Highness the Shaikh: and Mr. PENNYCUICK, representative
of Messrs. John Birch & Company, the British engineering
firm who have established a branch in Bahrain.
i ' ••
261. ROYAL NAVY .
On the 30th November, CAPTAIN L.E. PORTER, R.N.,
assumed charge as Senior Naval Officer,
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, vice
CAPTAIN R.J.R. DENDY, R.N., who has left for Colombo.
262. PALESTINE - LOCAL R EP ERCUSSION S,
Bahrain, normally free from political disturbances
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The file contains fortnightly intelligence summaries produced by the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Bahrain for the year 1947. The reports, marked as secret, were sent to the Government of India, the India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. , and numerous diplomatic, political, and military offices in the Middle East. Each report is numbered from 1 to 24 and covers a two week period.
The reports are divided into short sections that relate to a particular subject. Contained within the file is intelligence on the following:
- shipping;
- visits of British and foreign notables;
- economic and commercial matters, including the pearling industry;
- local news and affairs, as well as that of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Iran, and the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ;
- the movements of Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. shaikhs;
- the work of third parties in the region, such as the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC), Cable and Wireless, the Imperial Bank of Iran, and Petroleum Concessions Limited;
- development of industry in Bahrain, such as the cotton mill;
- labour matters, especially strikes and unrest;
- local reaction to events in Palestine;
- weather and meteorological data.
From December the reports include a table of prices for essential commodities.
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- 1 file (75 folios)
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The file is arranged chronologically.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 77; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 1-77; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
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